OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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sHB-6531
AN ACT CONCERNING THE RIGHT TO COUNSEL IN EVICTION
PROCEEDINGS.
AMENDMENT
LCO No.: 8127
File Copy No.: 172
House Calendar No.: 160
Primary Analyst: PR 5/6/21
Contributing Analyst(s): (NF)
OFA Fiscal Note
No Fiscal Impact
The amendment removes language that specifies that the right to
counsel program will be administered by the Connecticut Bar
Foundation and instead states that the program will be administered by
an entity contracted by the Judicial Department
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. In addition, the
amendment adds that the program will not begin until FY 24. These
changes are not anticipated to result in a fiscal impact.
The preceding Fiscal Impact statement is prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely
for the purposes of information, summarization and explanation and does not represent the intent of the General
Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose. In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of
informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge. Whenever applicable, agency data is
consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any
specific department.
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The funding mechanism for the program, which is unchanged by the amendment,
includes funds or services from the government, corporations, associations, or
individuals to pay for the cost of administering the program and providing legal
representation.